Herb Edelman
Acting • Born 1933-11-05 – Died 1996-07-21
Biography
Herbert "Herb" Edelman (November 5, 1933 – July 21, 1996) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his television work. One of his best remembered roles was as Stanley Zbornak, the ex-husband of Dorothy Zbornak (played by Beatrice Arthur) on the long-running situation comedy, The Golden Girls. He also had a recurring role on the 1980s medical drama St. Elsewhere.
Filmography
111 credits
The Front Page
Movie • 1974
Schwartz
The Way We Were
Movie • 1973
Bill Verso
On the Right Track
Movie • 1981
Sam
The Odd Couple
Movie • 1968
Murray
In Like Flint
Movie • 1967
Russian Premier
California Suite
Movie • 1978
Harry Michaels
The Yakuza
Movie • 1974
Wheat
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Movie • 1968
Murray
Crossfire
Movie • 1975
Bert Ganz
Barefoot in the Park
Movie • 1967
Harry Pepper
Steambath
Movie • 1973
Bieberman
Hearts of the West
Movie • 1975
Polo
The War Between Men and Women
Movie • 1972
Howard Mann
The Naked Truth
Movie • 1992
Rupert Hess
In Name Only
Movie • 1969
Bert Clayton
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Movie • 1979
Michael
The Neon Ceiling
Movie • 1971
Harry
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
Movie • 2003
Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)
Distant Early Warning
Movie • 1975
Smorgasbord
Movie • 1983
Dr. Jonas Pletchick
Wheels on Meals
Movie • 1984
Matt
The Comedy Company
Movie • 1978
Lester Dietz
P.J.
Movie • 1968
Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)
The Feminist and the Fuzz
Movie • 1971
Wyatt Foley
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Movie • 1974
Felix
Grass Roots
Movie • 1992
Manny Pearl
Shooting Stars
Movie • 1983
Charge of the Model T's
Movie • 1977
Villa Nueva
Picking Up the Pieces
Movie • 1985
Mac Goodman
Special Olympics
Movie • 1978
Doug Ransom
A Cry for Love
Movie • 1980
Jack
Marathon
Movie • 1980
Saul Feigenbaum
Cops n Roberts
Movie • 1995
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Movie • 1976
Danny
Banyon
Movie • 1971
Harry Sprague
Goin' Coconuts
Movie • 1978
Sid
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Movie • 1977
Rabbi
Of Thee I Sing
Movie • 1972
Louis Lippman
Once Upon a Dead Man
Movie • 1971
Gregory Constantine
St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Richard Clarendon
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Lieutenant Varick
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Sanders
Trapper John, M.D.
TV • 1979
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Al Jones
The Good Guys
TV • 1968
Bert Gramus
The Golden Girls
TV • 1985
Stanley Zbornak
Matlock
TV • 1986
Arthur Rydell
That Girl
TV • 1966
Beauty and the Beast
TV • 1987
Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Alan Schuster
Hawkins
TV • 1973
Lt. Joe Horowitz
Charlie's Angels
TV • 1976
Joey January
It's About Time
TV • 1966
Happy Days
TV • 1974
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Tubbs
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Sergeant Levine
Big John, Little John
TV • 1976
Big John Martin
The Bill Cosby Show
TV • 1969
Mr. Maher
Kojak
TV • 1973
Toza Stefanovic
Medical Center
TV • 1969
Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Joel Steiger
Bewitched
TV • 1964
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Cannon
TV • 1971
Ironside
TV • 1967
Crazy like a Fox
TV • 1984
Inspector Rouletti
Temperatures Rising
TV • 1972
Dr. Patterson
The Bradys
TV • 1990
Police Story
TV • 1973
9 to 5
TV • 1982
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Strike Force
TV • 1981
Commissioner Herb Klein
Good Morning World
TV • 1967
Uncle Harry
Accidental Family
TV • 1967
Occasional Wife
TV • 1966
The San Pedro Beach Bums
TV • 1977
Honey West
TV • 1965
Moody
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Stern (voice)
Rafferty
TV • 1977
Ladies' Man
TV • 1980
Reggie
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Bob Curtis
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Max Hellinger
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Artie Gelber
Kojak
TV • 1973
Jack Cohen
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Rabbi David Miller
The Golden Palace
TV • 1992
Stan Zbornak
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
George
The Second Half
TV • 1993
Ben
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Marion Feinstein
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Robert Savage
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Sam
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
George Muldoon
Ellery Queen
TV • 1975
Taxi Driver
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Gorman
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Howard von Buren
Ellery Queen
TV • 1975
Max Sheldon
The Mothers-in-Law
TV • 1967
Police Sergeant Crump
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Bart Riggins
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Seth Swine
Banacek
TV • 1972
Joe Taddenhurst
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV • 1969
Howard Feinstein
Fantasy Island
TV • 1978
Arthur Gantman
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Phil
The Flying Nun
TV • 1967
Albion 'Al' Caine
The Partridge Family
TV • 1970
Darby Willis
Hotel
TV • 1982
Everett Gillan
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1966
Mr. Asterick
It's About Time
TV • 1966
Tony Nugent